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Increase in Measles – memo from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: March 28, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Please see the attached memo from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding the recent increase in measles.

Measles information for community practices

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: March 26, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health

This Public Health Alert is to provide information on the clinical presentation of measles and testing in community settings. Additional measles updates and resources are provided in the Public Health Alert sent out on March 20.

Measles Information

Public Health Ontario has a new resource for health care providers (Measles:...

Measles update – new resources available

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: March 20, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Due to an increase in measles activity globally, Canada has begun to see more cases of measles, including in Ontario and Quebec. This Public Health Alert is to provide an update on new resources available.  

Measles Epidemiology

Public Health Ontario (PHO) is now publishing a weekly epidemiological summary of measles in Ontario. As of March 13, 2024, eight confirmed cases of measles...

In-person CME event: Les Journées Montfort - Congrès National en Santé (French only)

Provider 

Presented by Francophone Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa.

Overview 

Les journées Montfort is a national conference bringing together French-speaking doctors and healthcare professionals to discuss topical healthcare issues. The theme for 2024 is: Nurturing well-being, cultivating health.

Date, time and place  

• April 11 and 12, 2024, 7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. In-person sessions.

Target Audience

• French-speaking doctors and healthcare professionals 

Registration and session information 

Mpox Update

In light of recent outbreak trends, mpox should remain on the clinical differential for those with compatible signs, symptoms, and risk factors regardless of their vaccination history. Testing should be completed for any suspected cases of mpox.

Outbreak Trends

During the 2022 multi-country mpox outbreak, cases of mpox were reported in many non-endemic countries, including Canada, with local transmission occurring through direct and intimate contact. Prior to this outbreak, mpox cases rarely...